The Guatemalan Project is now a Reality

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“Children are the world’s most valuable resource, and its best hope for the future,” John Kennedy. Humanium and Casa Alianza have been working together for several months to implement two projects in Latin America. The project that gives women and their babies in Guatemala access to health and medical services began in 2014, and it […]

Children and the right to vote?

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Before 1870, it would have been unimaginable that a person of colour could have the right to vote in the USA, or that any woman, regardless of where she was, could participate in her country’s political life. Today, the notion that any individual be judged incapable or unworthy of expressing an opinion concerning his or […]

Children are dying of hunger while we throw away food

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“I would like to reassure those in the world who are dying of hunger: here, we eat for you.”, This ironic statement came from French comedian Coluche, in 1986. Three decades later, this quotation really needs to be updated, as the situation has become even worse. We still eat massive quantities while others are dying […]

Young Syrian refugees: a lost generation?

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The conflict in Syria has been going on for more than four years, and the number of refugees is only growing. According to the United Nations, a quarter of the 22 million Syrians have been forced to relocate within or outside their country. This number is continuously growing as the conflict persists unresolved to this […]

Access to Education in the United States = Inequality

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It is widely recognized that there are many inequalities in American society on both economic and social levels. In fact, according to a study, the upper 20% of the population controls over 80% of the country’s wealth. This economic gulf is directly reflected in the unequal access to education, which is present from the very […]

Childhood obesity: A challenge for the 21st Century

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Obesity among children is one of the biggest challenges for public health in the twenty-first century. While 66 million school-aged children suffer from hunger, 43 million preschool-aged children are obese. If this trend continues, it’s expected that by 2020, 60 million preschool children, 9% of children in the world, will be obese or overweight. The […]